Extensible display-rack.



PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed March 25,1905. Serial No- 252,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST L. REICHLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Saginew, in the county of Sa inaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extensible Display- Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enable 0t ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an extensible displayrack especially adapted for displaying saws and similar implements in hardware stores.

The object of the device is to produce a folding rack from which a large number of implements may be sus ended for exhibition, and is so arranged t at by drawing out the end of the rack each of the implements suspended therefrom will be separated from its neighbor b sufficient space to permit of its bein readily removed from the rack and returne after inspection. When the rack is pushed back, the im lements are nested as closely as possible an take up a minimum amount of space.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rack extended. Fi 2 is a similar view of the rack folded. ig. 3 is a front view of ahanger used in displaying handsaws, and Fig. 4 is a side view 0 the same.

As is clearly shown in the drawings, the device consists in a number of bars or levers 1 1, ivoted together at the middle and hinge together at the ends, forming a lazytongs. At the lower pivoted junctions of t e bars or levers are pivotally sus ended loops or hooks 2, on which are hung t e articles to be displayed. The pair of levers nearest the wall or other point of support is mounted as follows:

The lower end of the lever 3 is pivoted to the vertical bracket 4, which is secured to the wall. and the upper end of the lever 3 carries a sliding pin 3*, which has vertical movement in a slot 4* in the upper end of the bracket 4. When the rack is extended, as in Fig. 1, the pin3 travels to the lower end of the slot 4*, and when the bracket is pushed back, as in Fig. 2, the pin travels to the u per end of the slot, the effect of the movab e pin being to permit the rack to be extended or pushed back, while keeping it practically horizontal.

The hooks themselves are preferably faced with a suitable soft material, as shown at 5 in Fig. 4, to prevent the finish of the tools or other articles to be suspended from being injured or marred. It will also be observed that the hooks are recessed to receive a portion of the lazy-tongs, the walls of the recess operating to steady the hook against lateral movement.

What I claim as In invention, and desire to secure by Letters atent, is as follows:

A display-rack comprising a lazy-ton s, suitably su ported at one end, and hoo s ada ted to e secured to the lazy-tongs, each hoo being recessed to receive a portion of the lazy-tongs, the walls of the recess oper- 'ating to steady the hook against lateral movement.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERNST L. REICHLE.

Witnesses:

A. A. EASTERLY, RoY WALLIS. 

